1. Biology December 1, 2014 Copy and answer the following EQ into your journal. What type of human activities can affect the environment? 1.Hunting and Gathering 2.Agriculture 3.Industry 4.Urban Development

2. Word of the Day Sustainability How biological systems remain diverse and productive.

3. Copyright Pearson Prentice Hall Earth as an Island All organisms on Earth share a limited resource base and depend on it for their long-term survival. To protect these resources, we need to understand how humans interact with the biosphere.

4. Hunters and Gatherers Adapted to Their Environments They hunted animals and gathered plants for food If there was no food they would move They depended on natural environment for shelter They lived in caves and rock shelters – Made shelters out of: branches, plant fibers, animal skins

5. Spreading Through the World

6. Early Humans=Small Bands - Several families lived together -30 people in a small band -The men hunted & fished -The women gathered food (berries and nuts from plants), and cared for the children

7. Fire 500,000 years ago-Ancient people learned to make and control fire – Provided heat and light – Protection from animals – Cooking – Temper (harden) tools

8. Development of Technology All of the ways people apply knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet their needs. 2 million years ago- stone tools for cutting, storage bags, and stone hand axes were created. Hunting bows made of wood Flint spearheads and metal tools Used for: – hunting – Building shelter The results equaled control over environments and a better way of life.

9. Stone Age Artifacts

10. The Green Revolution The green revolution was an effort in the mid-twentieth century to increase global food production through modern plant breeding and agricultural techniques. Over the last 50 years, the green revolution has helped world food production double.

12. Copyright Pearson Prentice Hall Agriculture Challenges for the Future While increasing world food supplies, modern agriculture has created ecological challenges. For example: – Monoculture leads to problems with insect pests and diseases. – Finding enough water for irrigation is difficult.

14. Copyright Pearson Prentice Hall Industrial Growth and Urban Development Human society and its impact on the biosphere were transformed by the Industrial Revolution, which added machines and factories to civilization.

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16. Industrial Growth and Urban Development The energy to power machinery comes mostly from fossil fuels—coal, oil, and natural gas. Suburban growth consumes farmland and stresses native plants and animals.

17. CH 6 Vocabulary Foldable 1 1.agriculture 2.aquaculture 3.monoculture 4.green revolution 5.renewable resource 6.non-renewable resource 7.sustainable development 8.soil erosion 9.desertification 10.deforestation 11.smog 12.pollutant 13.acid rain